craggy wrote:I don't have any, but haven't heard any reports of this. Think they're pretty much the same as the originals. I've only got a couple of reissues, and they were from the Toys R Us line released in the US/Elsewhere rather than the Japanese Encore line, but the two I have (Hot Rod and Soundwave) don't seem to scrimp on quality.
There are occasionally some minor differences (Soundwave, for example, who uses the remolded Soundblaster tape door, capable of holding 2 cassettes instead of one, and I think Hot Rod uses the retooled Targetmaster Hot Rod mold, and has guns with larger pegs than the original as a result) but I don't think they go out of their way to make these things cheaper than the originals. If anything it's the opposite, with the presentation of the Encores being pretty special.
I know some of those with launching missiles had the missiles lengthened for the Hasbro releases, to make them legal, but again, the Encore line is more of an adult collector themed toyline so they probably got away with keeping short missiles. Heck, Megatron still fired his little pellets, so I'd expect everything that no doubt killed millions of us who had these toys in the 80s to still be intact.
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gbm wrote:Do the "Encore" line of TFs generally cut corners when it comes to materials and whatnot? In other words, should I expect most Encore figures to have the metal/chrome parts replaced with some cheaper, newer material?
The Encore range is a great range to add to your G1 collection. All the figures come with the same chrome, firing missiles and rubber tires etc that the original released had.. Remember that as a cost cutting measure, Hasbro replaced things like the chromed thighs and rubber tires of Metroplex with stickers and plastic tires.
Cosmetically, the line is accurate to the G1 figures with a few new touches like a blue visor for Trailbreaker and tampographed Autobot symbols etc. You can TF Wiki for a full list. Oddly though, Skids didn't come with tampographed symbols. And you still get stickers!Or does it vary from figure to figure...
craggy wrote:There are occasionally some minor differences (Soundwave, for example, who uses the remolded Soundblaster tape door, capable of holding 2 cassettes instead of one, and I think Hot Rod uses the retooled Targetmaster Hot Rod mold, and has guns with larger pegs than the original as a result) but I don't think they go out of their way to make these things cheaper than the originals. If anything it's the opposite, with the presentation of the Encores being pretty special.
gbm wrote:This is awesome news, thanks!
Time to order me an Encore Ironhide!
(this is the figure that I can buy the "upgrade kit" for right? ...with the extended hands/feet and head?)
EDIT: Where can I purchase those kits from? All I can find are "the heads"...the video I watched had extensions for the arms and legs too.
Breakdown 2099 wrote:gbm wrote:This is awesome news, thanks!
Time to order me an Encore Ironhide!
(this is the figure that I can buy the "upgrade kit" for right? ...with the extended hands/feet and head?)
EDIT: Where can I purchase those kits from? All I can find are "the heads"...the video I watched had extensions for the arms and legs too.
Gear 4 toys has the GT 01I and GT 01R. Both should be available at BBTS.
RhA wrote:craggy wrote:There are occasionally some minor differences (Soundwave, for example, who uses the remolded Soundblaster tape door, capable of holding 2 cassettes instead of one, and I think Hot Rod uses the retooled Targetmaster Hot Rod mold, and has guns with larger pegs than the original as a result) but I don't think they go out of their way to make these things cheaper than the originals. If anything it's the opposite, with the presentation of the Encores being pretty special.
There is no Encore Hotrod and Soundwave uses the single cassete door. It was Hasbro who applied the changes for their reissues, though. Or did you mean that?
xyl360 wrote:I love Encore/Reissue figs. I couldn't care less about having an 'original geewun' figure, so if there's a G1 toy I want that gets a reissue and it's priced reasonable (and sometimes not ) I'll snatch it up. It's a great opportunity to own a piece of my childhood again (or a figure I always WISHED I'd had as a kid ).
Pricing is the biggest factor though. For example, I snagged an original G1 Metroplex in great shape but missing one piece (which I was able to pick up cheap on ebay) for far less, including the price of the missing piece, than it would have cost me to get the reissue. If the reissue had been the same price or cheaper, I would have gone with that instead.
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